Rambles in Brittany

A travel narrative collects impressions from journeys around Brittany, combining practical route guidance, topographical sketches, and local lore. It surveys coastal ports, inland towns, and rural life while discussing language, legends, manners, fisheries, and religious festivals known as pardons. Regional chapters trace itineraries from the Loire and Nantes through Morbihan, Carnac's megaliths, Lorient, Finistère, and the northern and emerald coasts, with side excursions to market towns and fortified sites. Numerous maps, plans, diagrams, and drawings illustrate architecture, dress, and landscapes, and an appendix supplies practical topographical and travel information for armchair readers and travellers alike.